ZERO TIME
TO CLOUD TIME: USING REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS TO ACCELERATE
INSTRUMENT
TRAINING WITH IFR REFRESHER MAGAZINE
For those of us
who earned our instrument ratings the old-fashioned way (by first
obtaining a private pilot certificate and then spending another 40-plus
hours under the hood preparing for the instrument check ride), the
thought of obtaining both tickets in less than 80 hours might seem like
nonsense. But that's exactly what dozens of students from Middle
Tennessee State University (PowerPoint presentation) have done over the last few
years, thanks in part to the innovation and guidance of professor Paul A. Craig. Craig is one of the nation's
leading advocates for scenario-based aviation training and has written
various syllabi that he believes can, in the hands of properly trained
and motivated flight instructors, produce safer pilots in fewer hours
than traditional methods. IFR
Refresher editor Meredith Saini recently chatted with Craig
about his work and about his vision for the future of flight training.
Click here to listen. (21.9 MB,
23:57)
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